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Le yoga du savoir · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोगः

Chapter 4, Verse 13

"Les quatre castes ont été créées par Moi selon une classification des gunas et des actions (karma)"

Sanskrit
चातुर्वर्ण्यं मया सृष्टं गुणकर्मविभागशः।
तस्य कर्तारमपि मां विद्ध्यकर्तारमव्ययम्
chātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛiṣhṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśhaḥ
tasya kartāram api māṁ viddhyakartāram avyayam
चातुर्वर्ण्यंcāturvarṇyaṁquatre castes
मयाmayāpar Moi
सृष्टंsṛṣṭaṁcréées
गुणकर्मविभागशःguṇakarmavibhāgaśaḥselon gunas et devoirs
तस्यtasyade cela
कर्तारम्kartāraml'agent
अपिapimême
मांmāṁMoi
विद्धिviddhisachez
अकर्तारम्akartāramnon-agent
अव्ययम्avyayamimmuable
Les quatre castes ont été créées par Moi selon une classification des gunas et des actions (karma)
— Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4, Verse 13

About This Verse

This verse appears in the early part of Chapter 4 — Le yoga du savoir (ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोगः), which explores divine knowledge and the yoga of action. This chapter contains 42 verses and focuses on the ancient tradition of spiritual knowledge and how God incarnates to restore dharma. In this particular verse, the teaching centers on the idea that les quatre castes ont été créées par moi selon une classification des gunas et des actions (karma). The Bhagavad Gita is a 700-verse Hindu scripture that is part of the epic Mahabharata, consisting of a conversation between Prince Arjuna and Lord Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.

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What does Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 13 mean?

Chapter 4, Verse 13 of the Bhagavad Gita teaches that les quatre castes ont été créées par moi selon une classification des gunas et des actions (karma). This verse is part of Le yoga du savoir (ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोगः), which contains 42 verses.

Who spoke Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 13?

This verse is part of the dialogue in Chapter 4 — Le yoga du savoir. The Bhagavad Gita is primarily a conversation between Lord Krishna and Arjuna, narrated by Sanjaya to King Dhritarashtra.

What is the context of Chapter 4, Verse 13 in the Bhagavad Gita?

This verse appears in Chapter 4 — "Le yoga du savoir" (ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोगः), which is verse 13 of 42 in this chapter. The Yoga of Knowledge and Renunciation of Action The Bhagavad Gita has 18 chapters and 700 verses in total.

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